Early humans

Thousands of years ago, the Earth was a very different place. The northern part of the world was covered by thick sheets of ice; the animals were far larger than any we have ever seen, and they were covered in long wooly hair that afforded them...

LESSON 1.1. THE FIRST HUMANS TASK 2. TASK. 2 Draw a timeline featuring the following information (text book, page 4): A) SPECIES HOMO SAPIENS HOMO NEARDENTHALENSIS AUSTROLOPITHECUS HOMO HABILIS H…

A new analysis of two 7.2 million-year-old fossils belonging to a hominin species nicknamed “El Graeco” from Mediterranean Europe, suggests that mankind emerged in Europe and not in Africa. The new study could reshape history, since it openly challenges the “out of Africa theory.”

O surgimento dos seres humanos

Neanderthal woman at the Reconstruction Exhibition. (Royal Pavilion & Museums; Brighton & Hove)

Named Homo naledi, the species has been assigned to the genus Homo, to which modern humans also belong. The remains were discovered in South Africa's Gauteng province.

Day 18: List 10 different categories you might create for different people if you were given the task of sorting people for some reason This is really hard for me as I really don’t like label…

Turns out most of us have a little Neanderthal in us, according to the first solid DNA evidence for Neanderthal-human interspecies sex.

Elyzabeth Daynès is a highly acclaimed sculptor and paleontologist, who creates incredibly realistic reconstructions of our ancestors, using archaeological finds, clay and silicon. She calls herself a paleoartist, a mixture of hard science and pure art. These sculptures not only seem lifelike, but also are very educational: because of how detailed they look, we can perfectly see the evolution process. She also created an excibition of reconstructed personalities, where she recreated the…

15. A girl named Christina Santhouse had half of her brain removed at age 8, grew up to earn a Master's degree and become a speech pathologist. 25. We cry..